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6.8/10   714 votes
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Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writer:
Arthur T. Horman (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
26 September 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
War | Drama more
Plot:
When Flight Lt Forbes and his crew are shot down after bombing their target, they discover valuable information... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Errol Flynn ... Flight Lt. Terrence 'Terry' Forbes

Ronald Reagan ... Flying Officer Johnny Hammond
Nancy Coleman ... Kaethe Brahms
Raymond Massey ... Major Otto Baumeister
Alan Hale ... Flight Sergeant Kirk Edwards
Arthur Kennedy ... Flying Officer Jed Forrest

Ronald Sinclair ... Flight Sergeant Lloyd Hollis
Albert Bassermann ... Dr. Mather (as Albert Basserman)
Sig Ruman ... Preuss
Patrick O'Moore ... Squadron Leader Lane-Ferris
Felix Basch ... Hermann Brahms
Ilka Grüning ... Frau Brahms (as Ilka Gruning)
Elsa Basserman ... Frau Raeder (as Else Basserman)
Charles Irwin ... Captain Coswick
Richard Fraser ... Squadron Leader Clark
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #8145)

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: While the men are walking through a swamp and Kirk is describing how much food he scrounged during the First World War, his words clearly don't match his lip movements. more
Quotes:
Flying Officer Johnny Hammond: [has just double-talked, sucker punched and knocked out Baumeister] The iron fist has a glass jaw! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shadows (1959) more
Soundtrack:
God Save the King! more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Desperate Journey, 2 August 2006
9/10
Author: bennyto4 from United States

I just love this picture. It was the first movie I ever saw and I keep coming back to it because it's pure escapism. Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan were never better than in this World War II saga of Royal Air Forcers downed behind enemy lines. They escape Nazi capture and take the audience on a rousing adventure as they make a high spirited bid to reach home. Never a dull moment, this is an obvious precursor to the Indiana Jones films. Raymond Massey is pure evil as the Nazi commandant who relentlessly pursues the fliers. Arthur Kennedy and Alan Hale provide able support and welcome humor as RAF comrades sharing in the robust flight across Germany. Not to be missed!

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